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A9 9425 + Radeon R5 | Dear AMD… WHY does this APU exist??



Slower than a 2008 Core 2 Duo, the AMD A9 9425 APU (CPU + Radeon R5 iGPU) was released in 2016. It comes in various low end laptops and mini-tower PCs and it even struggles to run Windows 10 properly… But how does it perform in games?

Let’s find out! Shall we? 😉

⏱ Timestamps ⏱

Intro, Specs, Stuff – 0:00
CPUz Benchmark comparison – 2:42
Rocket League – 3:27
Valorant – 5:01
GTA 5 (disaster) – 7:15
Dota 2 – 9:59
COD Modern Warfare 2 – 11:36
CSGO – 12:35
Team Fortress 2 – 14:20
Left 4 Dead 2 – 15:40
Minecraft – 16:43
Battlefield Bad Company 2 – 17:43
Conclusion – 20:23

🔧 SPECS 🔧

◽️ AMD A9 9425 3.1GHz
◾️ AMD Radeon R5
◾️ RAM – 8GB DDR4 1866MHz (2x4GB, single channel)
◽️ OS – Windows 10 Home
◽️ SSD – Sandisk Plus 120GB
◾️ Motherboard – HP 8436 K15 IMC
◾️ PC Model – HP Pavilion 590-A0017NS

🎥 Recorded with a capture card and another PC for no FPS loss.

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